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Jay Saunders Redding was an American author born on October 13, 1906, and passed away on March 2, 1988. His works are known for their profound psychological insights and delicate portrayal of human nature.

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“The pathos of man is that he hungers for personal fulfillment and for a sense of community with others.”

Men Community Hunger Fulfillment Pathos Personal Fulfillment

Book:The New Cavalcade: African American Writing from 1760 to the Present

Source: The New Cavalcade: African American Writing from 1760 to the Present

“From adolescence to death there is something very personal about being a Negro in America.”

America Adolescence

Author:Jay Saunders Redding

“I would not know the thing I sought until I found it. It was both something within and something without myself. Within, it was like the buried memory of a name that will not come to the tongue for utterance.”

Knows Found Names Memories Tongue Buried Utterance

Book:A Scholar's Conscience: Selected Writings of J. Saunders Redding, 1942-1977

Source: A Scholar's Conscience: Selected Writings of J. Saunders Redding, 1942-1977

“The writer's ultimate purpose is to use his gifts to develop man's awareness of himself so that he, man, can become a better instrument for living together with other men. This sense of identity is the root by which all honest creative effort is fed.”

Men Use Together Purpose Effort Creative Honest Awareness Identity He Man Roots Ultimate Instruments Feds Living Together

Author:Jay Saunders Redding

“The final test of Afro-American studies will be the extent to which they rid the minds of whites and blacks alike of false learning, and the extent to which they promote for blacks and whites alike a completely rewarding participation in American life.”

Mind Study Tests Finals Participation American Life Afros

Author:Jay Saunders Redding

About the Author

Born: October 13, 1906
Died: March 2, 1988
Known for: Author
Quotes: 5

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A Scholar's Conscience: Selected Writings of J. Saunders Redding, 1942-1977Related source material

The New Cavalcade: African American Writing from 1760 to the PresentRelated source material

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